My Daughter's Death, His Cruelest Regret

on to the Designers' Conventio

ned it down," J

d. "Who gave you the righ

ou wouldn't want to go. Yo

vitation," Kristopher sa

o the convention. He studied his boss with growing suspicion. "Mr. Campb

sion Kristopher wore. "A woman who's

red, "Naturally. I can't remember you eve

catch Kristopher's attention, and

le woman a chance. Why would he fall f

arely glanced away from the paperwork in fron

cup and made a deliberate

g his head, but the first sip m

ced Americano, and nobody except

Mr. Marshall. She handed in he

o the office. "Tell m

y, sir. Her resignation letter was

lying on the floor. It must have fallen whe

e paperwork," Derek continued. "Eve

and gave a dismissive laugh. "What's gotten in

adn't been enough for Rylee, so she'd de

read letter into

what she wrote, Mr. M

ng her for," Evan replied scornfully. "Nobody's going

t a college education, she had little experience of how the world worked. As far as

ss because he still hadn't gon

ntended to bother with. He expected her to fin

each other, he was certain Ryle

next week free for the Designers' Conven

elight at the thought

If she appeared beside him at the convention, pe

ave him a bright smile. "You can

you mention studying under Dream whi

eem more accomplished and land the chief designer job at Marshal

irmation, so she forced herself to no

oping to hear. Speak to her at the convention and let her k

way. Had Dream actually agreed to attend the convention?

ave by my side, and I haven't changed my mind." Evan h

de her determined to follow through. She gave him a fi

designs. As long as she could arrange a meeting, she'd of

on well ahead of time and settl

invitation, and he was curious whether the desig

to bring Dream on board, and his com

le keeping an eye on the

venue and pointed her out. "Look! What

hy a woman who stayed home to look after her family w

wer floor sudden

nhurried entrance. Her red evening dre

de for the occasion in the hope

o outshine her if she could help it, and she wa

had really designed the Ethereal Seasons series. Seeing what Claire

ce of taste," he remar

hen seemed to work it out. "Now I get i

to remind everyone she was the wife whe

"I can't see why she'd bother try

ngratulations!" People crowded around Ev

an and Claire stood side by side,

brought his mistress to a lavish public even

an planned to introduce C